YAFFA
Personal finance web application, that can be used to keep track of your money, expenses, budgets, and investments. It also helps with long-term financial planning.
Maintained, but at a slower pace than the leaders in its category.
Commit activity more than 45% of tracked projects; popularity more than 7%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 108 |
|---|---|
| Latest release | v4.0.0 · 26 Sept 2026 |
| Repo updated | 27 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | MIT |
| Built with | PHP |
Is YAFFA actively maintained?
Over the last 11 months the project absorbed 222 commits, of which 76 arrived in the most recent quarter — roughly 25 commits a month.
The most recent tagged release, v4.0.0, shipped within the last month — a current, installable version exists today.
YAFFA ranks #28 of 43 tracked money, budgeting & management projects. Several better-maintained options exist in the same category — they are listed below.
What YAFFA actually does
YAFFA is a self-hosted web application designed to help you manage your personal finances. It provides tools to record daily expenses, monitor budgets, and oversee investments to support long-term financial planning.
Best fit: It suits individuals who want a dedicated, self-hosted system to track personal wealth and spending habits without relying on third-party cloud services.
Worth knowing: The project has a relatively small community and slower maintenance activity, meaning you may encounter unpatched bugs or lack rapid support for new features. It also overlaps heavily with more mature open-source alternatives.
Deployment notes
As a PHP application, it typically requires a web server like Nginx or Apache, a database such as MySQL or PostgreSQL for persistent storage, and a reverse proxy to handle TLS termination.
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